RN Wound Care Coordinator
About The Position
As our Wound Care Nurse, you will specialize in comprehensive wound and ostomy care. You will elevate care quality, optimize patient outcomes, and ensure cost-effective management. Every day you will provide expert consultation and direct care for complex wounds. You'll assess, plan, and evaluate individualized care, educate patients/staff on best practices, monitor outcomes, and ensure protocol adherence. To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate strong critical thinking, communication, and a commitment to evidence-based practice. Promotes an interdisciplinary approach to wound/ostomy care/PICC line insertions within the hospital setting. Encourages involvement of patient/family/significant other in decision making related to plan of care. Independently assesses, plans, implements and evaluates the wound care of patients. Documents skin condition on progress notes and on skin assessment record. Observes the wound care of other nursing team members and assumes a resource and clinical education role. Gives direction to staff members related to wound care of patients/residents and specialty bed usage. Identifies educational needs and conducts education classes in coordination with nursing education department as needed.
Requirements
- Three (3) years of clinical experience required
- Experience in woundostomy care
- Experience in PICC line insertion
- Registered Nurse: RN
- Basic Life Support - BLS
- High School Graduate or GED
Nice To Haves
- Bachelors Of Nursing - BSN
Responsibilities
- Provide expert consultation and direct care for complex wounds.
- Assess, plan, and evaluate individualized care.
- Educate patients/staff on best practices.
- Monitor outcomes and ensure protocol adherence.
- Promote an interdisciplinary approach to wound/ostomy care/PICC line insertions within the hospital setting.
- Encourage involvement of patient/family/significant other in decision making related to plan of care.
- Independently assess, plan, implement and evaluate the wound care of patients.
- Document skin condition on progress notes and on skin assessment record.
- Observe the wound care of other nursing team members and assume a resource and clinical education role.
- Give direction to staff members related to wound care of patients/residents and specialty bed usage.
- Identify educational needs and conduct education classes in coordination with nursing education department as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
